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Saturday, May 30, 2026

A four-panel collage showing the medical office buildings at 475 and 495 Biltmore Way, an architectural rendering of the proposed Coral Gables Mobility Hub, the War Memorial Youth Center, and the 520 University Drive parcel with a pet waste station sign at the center of the city’s proposed dog park dispute.

A $24 million acquisition, a $50 million bond and legal disputes headline Tuesday’s Coral Gables commission meeting

NEWS

An infographic showing three stacked bar charts comparing projected annual revenue retained and lost by Coral Gables under proposed homestead exemption increases. The bars show year-one losses of $6.1 million under a $150,000 exemption, year-two losses of $12.2 million under a $250,000 exemption, and losses exceeding $30 million under a $500,000 exemption, alongside a timeline illustrating the phased exemption increases from $50,000 today to $500,000 eventually.

Governor’s property tax proposal could cost Coral Gables up to $30 million a year

May 28, 2026

Portrait of University of Miami Police Captain William Gerlach in uniform, standing outdoors beside a campus lake with palm trees, a fountain, and university buildings in the background.

From 700 crimes a year to fewer than 80: a UM police captain marks 40 years keeping the campus safe

May 28, 2026

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Lindsay Kerdyk smiling outdoors, with long light-brown hair and a softly blurred background.

Junior League honors Kerdyk as Volunteer of the Year in landmark centennial year

May 28, 2026

OPINION

A new dog park is planned across the street from the Coral Gables Branch Library.

EDITORIAL: At proposed dog park, evidence should come before action

May 28, 2026

A split bar chart comparing Coral Gables garbage collection costs, showing $601 labeled “What residents pay” on the left and $1,300 labeled “What it actually costs” on the right, with text between the bars stating that the general fund covers the difference.

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables is raising garbage fees. Residents deserve the full math.

May 25, 2026

The Coral Gables City Commission seated at the dais during a public meeting, with residents visible in the foreground seating area and the Florida state flag displayed to the left.

EDITORIAL: A city commission cannot govern through permanent political warfare

May 21, 2026

ARTS & LEISURE

Cuban trombonist Julio Montalvo performs onstage at night, playing trombone under warm concert lighting during an outdoor live music performance.

Fairchild’s Tropical Jazz Night brings Cuban jazz under the stars

May 28, 2026

Stage scene from The Playboy of the Western World showing multiple actors in period Irish costumes gathered around a wooden table, with one woman standing atop it as others react dramatically in a rustic interior set.

Coral Gables Art Cinema to screen the Irish classic that once sparked riots in Dublin

May 28, 2026

Close-up of a red, white and pink chrysanthemum illustration from an 1893 Japanese wood-block printed book, with black vertical Japanese calligraphy along the right margin.

University of Miami opens the vault on literary treasures hidden in its Special Collections

May 28, 2026